Mosinet Geremew from Ethiopia won the men's division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race with a time of 28:32. Lineth Chepkurui of Kenya won the women's elite division of the race with a time of 32:09.

The 10K race, also noted as the USA Men's and USA Women's10KM Championships, brings out not only the elite runners from across the nation, but the average athlete, who runs on along the streets, roads and paths of the nation.

American Matt Tegenkamp, from Portland, Ore., wins the US 10K Championship as the first American to cross the finish line, coming in sixth overall with a time of 28:25. He takes away a check for $10,000. This year, for the first time, the race hosted the US Women's 10K Championship, and Janet Cherobon-Bawcom of Flagstaff, Ariz., won that title with a time of 32:45.

The race started with the elite wheelchair athletes from across the nation. Canada's Josh Cassidy won the field in that division, with a time of 21:26. Cassidy was followed by Josh George from Illinois. Manuela Schar won the women's wheelchair division with a time of 24:42.

After the wheelchair racers and elite runners headed off down Peachtree Road, in wave after wave, came everyone else -- 60,000 runners strong -- running from the start line in front of Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead, before ending in Piedmont Park.

"Both the men's and the women's fields were filled with great competitors this year, and we had some exciting finishes in both races," said Tracey Russell, race director for the AJC Peachtree Road Race and executive director of the Atlanta Track Club. "Despite the rainy weather this morning, we were so happy to see thousands of runners and walkers kicking off their Fourth of July at the AJC Peachtree Road Race."

The race was run under "yellow flag" conditions, reflective of the rainy conditions. A flash flood watch remains in effect for much of Georgia, and rains are expected to continue throughout the race.

At least one person experienced a cardiac event during the race. It happened at the two-mile mark of the race. Members of the Grady EMS bike team responded, and according to 11Alive's Julie Wolfe, who was on the scene, the man was awake and responsive before he was taken to the hospital. His present condition is not known.

Race medical director Dr. Joe Wilson said that due to the weather, this year marked the lowest number of heat-related issues his team has had to treat in a long time. Wilson noted that there were a number of race participants coming through with scrapes and bumps, due to running on the slippery roads.